Bag-frame hinge



Jul 26, 1927-.

H. TUECKMANTEL BAG FRAME HINGE Filed'pct. 12. 1926 ATTORNEY Patented July 26, 1927.

UNIT D-stares -nUGo' TUEOKMANTEL, or LNEWARK} nnw JnnsEY, .nssrcmonmo irrrn' :&i L. 20042310., or NEWARKQN-EWJERSEYVZA CORPORATIQN-OF JERSEY.

sane-s mian HIVNGE.

-Applicationafiled-October 12, 192s. -Serial No. 141,044. i

This invention relates tobagtramehinge connections and'ha-s particular BQlGlGDCQitO hand-carried travelling bag-s 0'1": a long narrow type capable of opening wi dely, known .generally :as Gladstonebags. i

The frames usedin the construction of such bags consist ot' metal strips bent lengthwise to produceright angled members which are further bent transversely to form Pinverted -U shaped elements com-posed a top and right angled sides, the extremities ot the side elements being hingedly connected in order to open and close the-bag, the hinge anembers being coupled by a bar extending along the bottom lengthwise of the lbag.

It is with hinges that'the present inven- -.tion-is concerned and the.- purpose is to ,provide a novel form of bag frame hinge -possessing several important advantages, such as exceptional strength for the weight of material employed, :economy of construction due to practical design, the provision of stops effectively limiting the closing of the bag, and in sundry other features which will become apparent as the description progresses.

These objects are accomplished by the improved design, construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, constituting an important portion of this disclosure, and in which Figure l is a side elevational type of Gladstone bag frame in which is incorpo rated embodiments of the invention.

Figure 2 is a group of the hinge elements in perspective.

Figure 3 is an inside elevational view of the hinge members as assembled with a pair of frame elements.

Figure 4 is a similar view of the same but showing a part in section. the view being taken on line 4-4 of Figure 9.

Figure 5 is an outer side elevational view of the same, parts of the frame members being broken away.

Figure 6 is an inner side View of the hinge with its members fully extended.

Figure 7 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 7-7 of Figure 3 showing the reach bar as connected.

Figure 8 is a group of the hinge elements in detail shown in plan View.

members 15M e p vly Wide an narrow, the wider being the outermostand shghtlylarger. i i

.Each has right .a i 'ledl eleinents 1"? and 18, offset inwardly and provided-with openings toreceive rivets l9 by which they are secured to the corresponding menibers of the hinges. I

2.0 and made respectively-h ghts and le-fts having right angled elements 122 fan d 23 on their outer :edges, these angle {elements hav- Each hinge consists lofztwo dike members ing pairs of openings 24 and; 25 con-forming to the 1 openings in "the frames to receive the rivets :19. i

The lower ends of I the unembers; 20 '-and-.--.-2l

are fiat and rounded on their outer surfaces, and contain openings to receive rivets 26 and 27 by which they are pivotally connected to a joint plate 28, curved at its ends in conformity with the shape of the end elements of the members 20 and 21. It is to be noted that the joint plate 28 1s disposed intermediate the members 20 and 21 whereby they are held in offset relation as best seen in Figure 9.

An integral lug 29 extends outwardly from the upper edge of the joint plate 2 8 and is so located as to form a positive stop against which the inner edge of the element 21 makes contact when the frame members are closed together, the opposite element 20 being stopped due to contact by its lower end with the edge of a right angled extension 30 reaching inwardly from the plate 28, the extension being recessed, as at 31, to permit the curved end of the plate 28 to rotate on its pivot when opening.

The extension 30 is provided with an open ing to receive a rivet 32 by which is pivotally connected one of the offset ends 33 of a flat bar 34 reaching the entire length of the bag at its bottom and connected in a similar manner to the opposite hinge.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the frame members may be closed in parallel so that the edge of the element 15 will register with the exterior of the element 18 but Q I V 1,636,971

no further, thus providing a neat appearing joint.

It will also be clear that as each of the members of the hinge connecting the frame sides have independent pivots, the action of opening and closing is unusually easy and, due to the. reenforcement afforded by the long hinge elements, a particularly strong hinge joint is attained. I

All parts being subject 'to power press op erations in their fabrication, uniformity and" cheapness of production is assured, while assemblage is accomplished with facility.

having right angled extensions on portions of their outer edges, a joint plate pivotally engaging said plates intermediately, and stops on said joint plate limiting the movement of the plates to a parallel position.

2. Bag frame hinges comprising pairs of plate 'members, joint plates intermediate said plate members and pivoted to each independently, means on said jointplates 'to limit the closing movement of said members,

a reach bar connecting the joint plates, and means on said members wherebv to secure a bag frame'thereto.

3. A bag frame hinge comprising two pairs of like plate members, each pair having right angled leaves on oneedge'to be secured on the opposed elements of the bag frame, a joint plate to which said members 'areindependently pivoted in spaced relation, a stop on said joint plate limiting the movement of one of'the hinge members, an lnreachmg right angle extension on said joint plate serving as a stop for the other plate member, and a reach bar attached to said extension to extend to the hinge element at the opposite end of the bag frame.

4. Bag frame hinges comprising two plates having right angled extensions on their outer edges, said extensions being provided with means to engage the bag frame sides, said plates having openings beyond the extensions at one end, a joint plate carrying spaced pivots engaging in the openings, said joint plate being disposed between the plates whereby they are'held in ofiset relation, stops on said joint plate limiting the turning movement of said plates and a connection from one joint plate to another joint plate at the opposite end of the bag frame.

This specification signed this 8th day of v October, 1926.

HUGO TUEOKMANTEL. 

